The trial.
We found ourselves in Eddington wrapped up in a rather laborious legal case. I won't cover the details here (suffice it to say, that Olen's order appears to hold some sway as arbiters) I made an air tight arcane illustration of repairing the city's irrigation system which is sure to carry the day. Mayor Mary Stolhman(also a member of the order of Saint Tac'Ol like Olen and Sir Kenneth von Trapp) heard the case herself.
After the trial was recessed, we (wisely) decided to watch the mayor to protect her from any nefarious action.
And well we did. We followed the mayor and her guard to an abandoned tower. Shortly after additional troops arrived that were dressed as town guard. But they were not. Rather, they were there to kill the mayor. We fought them.
When the Ascension representative, Sir Kenneth von Trapp, arrived, we assumed that the assassins were in his employ. He, however, acted as if WE were the assassins. We were able to convince him otherwise and dispatch the true danger within the tower.
Within the tower was an interesting sight. In addition to the assassins, Mary Stohlman was conversing with a Berbalang, an extraplanar creature that can recover memories of a being by consuming part of their corpse. Any form of remains is adequate, regardless of their condition. Let me reiterate: REGARDLESS OF THEIR CONDITION. Think of the possibilities!
After the battle was done the three members of The Order of Saint Tac'Ol set to accusations. Olen, amazingly, seemed to be the least insane of the three. They were arguing the fate of the Berbalang. Meanwhile, Baern and I conversed directly with the creature.
It appears that Baern is suffering somewhat of a challenge of his faith. I suspect it stems from him learning that goblins (who he hates) were the first to rediscover and worship the Mother (his chosen "diety") This has placed him in a strange conflict and has knocked him off of his typically dogmatic stance.
The Berbalang seemed controlled in its current situation and I find the "all devils are evil" argument simplistic at best. In this, surprisingly, Bearn and I were in agreement.
Predictably, and regrettably, a fight broke out. Baern and myself (again to my surprise) found ourselves the only neutral combatants in the fight (at least to start). I used my powers to attempt to calm the situation but did not seem to be able to. In the end, however, Sir Kenneth von Trapp forced our hand and the Berbalang escaped. I fear that the covenant it had with the mayor, Mary Stohlman may now be void and it may prove a danger to Eddington.
Also, the identity of the assassins remains unknown.
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